American sentence (17 syllables)
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Pro-choice demonstrators who scream for abortion rights on mothers’ day.
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spring zephyr
07 May 2022 8 Comments
in cinquain Tags: garden, grass, squirrrels, wind
south wind
it blows wildly
sound rushes through treetops
directional wave of grass
pushes
pushes
squeaky windmill
empty swings randomly
hapless birds trying to fly straight
tired
tired
of the battle
we walk along with wind
find fallen branches to pick up
gather
gather
gardening tools
desire to plant flowers
but fear wind will beat petals off
too strong
too strong
mow lawn instead
fragrant clippings breeze by
young squirrels chase each other’s tails
south wind
Cinquain chain (5 stanzas of 5 lines each) in Crapsey form (2-4-6-8-2 syllable lines) connecting with Laura, our host for MTB challenge at dVerse Poets
for sake of humanity
04 May 2022 6 Comments
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follow the science
into woman’s womb where
the zygote is human, the fetus is alive
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follow the law
of U.S. Constitution written
to protect and shelter the vulnerable
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follow the love
with sleeping baby in arms
embrace quiet truth of her heartbeats
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by design
03 May 2022 2 Comments
one man, one woman
distinctions are perfection
exclusivity
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Haiku describes beauty as seen in natural world.
heir-raising
02 May 2022 17 Comments
in quadrille
did you go rub that
balloon in your hair?
is that why it sticks
on the wall up there?
i don’t need your static
so please don’t touch me
ow! must you pass spark
of personal electricity?!
boys are such joys —
he laughs ecstatically
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A quadrille (44 words) for dVerse Poets pub. Mish hosts theme of “static” scene.
new horizons
02 May 2022 6 Comments
in haiku, troiku Tags: dark, dawn, day, greet
A “troiku” linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. A troiku takes original haiku and make three new haiku beginning with lines from the original.
Original haiku, inspired by Jane Reichhold’s haiku:
the night is shortened
dark clouds disappear at dawn
with a rising sun
My troiku, using lines of original:
the night is shortened
when sweetly blessed with deep sleep
awaken refreshed
dark clouds disappear
stars now slowly extinguish
and clear dawn will break
with a rising sun
tea time on new patio
you and i greet day
candidly speaking
28 Apr 2022 4 Comments
peruse faded photographs
of family members in sepia tones
subjects squint, seem to laugh
from ivory lace-covered bones
years before your difficult birth
they lived youthful, even carefree
genes may pre-determine girth
but dreams expand poetically
refile old photos in manilla
and stash them under bed
we should organize into album,
shove in shoebox coffin instead
hop-along song
22 Apr 2022 4 Comments
rabbits and robins
hop-along happily
awakening grove of trees
birds between deciduous
bunnies under pines
they hop, then stop
they twitch and listen
to sounds upon the breeze
rabbits long hop languorous
robins short hop dotted-lines
hop-along for feeding
hop-along in play
i spy happy hoppers
to brighten cloudy day
paternity
19 Apr 2022 14 Comments
in quadrille Tags: chalk, dad, fish, memories, year
my father
has been gone
exactly a year today
and the memories of
his dying taste like chalk
on a parched tongue…
but the memories of his living
smell like mountain trout,
burnt cream puffs, chlorine
of pool where he saved me
from drowning.
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A quadrille of forty-four words linked to dVerse poets.
beauty of small
13 Apr 2022 15 Comments
winter’s dormant season dies slow
as warmer blast blows past until
ice melt meets raindrops in rivulets
streams swell around my rock island
where elfin pup and i gladly greet spring
beneath big green dock leaf umbrella
magic blue mushrooms push up
through the wetness while pink fairy
flowers blush from sheer happiness
in world of war, hate, and polarization
imagination provides bright inspiration
to bring fresh hope, to dream of peace
morning hymn
07 Apr 2022 21 Comments
in music poem Tags: day, gift, LORD, love, morning, sing
every evening i rest in you
grant sleep to those you love
every morning i’m still with you
awakened by Spirit above
rejoice with the sun, the dawn is breaking
come greet the new day the Lord is making
every day is a gift from you
give me a song to sing
every moment is breath from you
give purpose to everything
rejoice with the birds, the day is breaking
come see the new day the Lord is making
every blessing comes from you
good gifts from God above
every morning given by you
our generous Father of love
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An “aubade” linked to dVerse Poets…
gethsemane
06 Apr 2022 4 Comments
A Somonka consisting of 2 tankas of statement/response on love theme.
fear and dread well up
alone in my darkest hour
enemies approach
i cannot feel your presence
God, have you forsaken me?
no, my child, I’m here
sweating drops of my own blood
i know your deep pain
settle your heart in silence
love holds you in stone garden
a poem in my pocket 
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